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2 knapp
I Adj.3. (kärglich) meag|re (Am. -er); (beschränkt) limited; Ware: scarce; Gelder: auch tight; knapp bei Kasse short of cash: umg. hard up; knapp sein Lebensmittel etc.: be in short supply, be scarce; knapp werden auch run short5. (gerade noch erreicht) Vorsprung, Sieg, Niederlage: narrow; Ergebnis, Ausgang: close; knappe Mehrheit slim ( oder narrow) majority; mit knapper Not only just, Am. just barely; er ist mit knapper Not entkommen auch umg. it was a close shaveII Adv.1. bei Kleidung: knapp / zu knapp sitzen be a tight fit / be too tight; knapp sitzend tight-fitting; der Rock fällt etwas knapp aus the skirt is rather (Am. pretty) skimpy2. formulieren etc.: concisely, succinctly; antworten: tersely; kurz und knapp gesagt put briefly, in a few choice words3. (kärglich) etw. knapp bemessen give short measure of s.th.; (Dosis, Ration etc.) be stingy with s.th.; das ist knapp bemessen oder berechnet that’s a bit on the short ( oder low) side; meine Zeit ist knapp bemessen I’m short of ( oder pushed for) time; etw. knapp halten (Ware) keep s.th. in short supply, create a scarcity of s.th.; jemanden knapp halten keep s.o. short ( mit of)4. mit Zeit- und Zahlenangaben: er starb knapp 65-jährig he died when he was barely 65; in / vor knapp vier Wochen in barely ( oder just under) four weeks / barely ( oder just under) four weeks ago; es dauerte knapp zwei Stunden it took just under ( oder not quite) two hours; der Computer kostet knapp 1500 Euro the computer costs just on 1500 euros5. (gerade eben) only just; gewinnen, verlieren: narrowly; der Schuss ging knapp vorbei the shot only just (Am. just barely) missed; knapp vorbei ist auch daneben a miss is as good as a mile6. am Wochenende haben wir gefeiert etc. und nicht zu knapp! umg...., and how!* * *scanty; scrimpy; skimpy; brief; meager; narrow; in short supply; summary; tight; scarce; concise; short; meagre; scant; curt; terse* * *knạpp [knap]1. adj1) (= nicht ausreichend vorhanden) Vorräte, Arbeitsstellen scarce, in short supply; Geld tight, scarce; Taschengeld meagre (Brit), meager (US); Gehalt low, meagre (Brit), meager (US)mein Geld ist knapp — I'm short of money
mein Geld wird knapp — I am running short of or out of money
das Essen wird knapp — we/they etc are running short of or out of food
knapp mit ( dem) Geld sein (inf) — to be short of money
See:→ Kasse2) (= gerade noch ausreichend) Zeit, Geld, Miete just or barely sufficient, just or barely enough; Mehrheit narrow, small, bare; Sieg narrow; Kleidungsstück etc (= eng) tight; (= kurz) short; Bikini scanty3) (= nicht ganz) almost5) (= gerade so eben) justmit knapper Not — only just, by the skin of one's teeth
2. adv1) (= nicht reichlich) rechnen, kalkulieren conservatively; bemessen too closelymein Geld/meine Zeit ist knapp bemessen — I am short of money/time
er hat ihr das Taschengeld knapp bemessen — he was mean (Brit) or stingy (inf) with her pocket money
2)(= haarscharf)
wir haben knapp verloren/gewonnen — we only just lost/wones war knapp daneben — it was a near miss
knapp vorbei ist auch daneben (inf) — a miss is as good as a mile (prov)
ich verprügele dich, aber nicht zu knapp — I'll give you a thrashing, and how!
3) (= nicht ganz) not quite* * *1) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) close2) (only just managed: a narrow escape.) narrow3) (not many or enough in number: Paintings by this artist are very scarce; Food is scarce because of the drought.) scarce4) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) short5) (not available in sufficient quantity: Fresh vegetables are in short supply.) in short supply6) (too small; inadequate: a skimpy dress.) skimpy7) skimpily* * *[knap]I. adj\knappe Vorräte meagre [or scarce] supplies\knappe Stellen scarce jobs\knappes Geld tight money▪ \knapp sein/werden to be scarce [or in short supply]/to become scarce2. (eng) tight[-fitting]▪ jdm zu \knapp sein to be too tight for sb3. (noch genügend) just enougheine \knappe Mehrheit a narrow [or bare] [or very small] majorityein \knapper Sieg a narrow victoryein \knappes Ergebnis a close result4. (nicht ganz) almostin einer \knappen Stunde in just under an hour▪ [jdm] zu \knapp sein to be too tight [for sb]5. (gerafft) concise, succinctin wenigen \knappen Worten in a few brief wordser gab ihr nur eine \knappe Antwort he replied terselyII. adv1. (mäßig) sparingly\knapp bemessen sein to be not very generousseine Zeit ist \knapp bemessen his time is limited [or restricted], he only has a limited amount of time2. (nicht ganz) almost\knapp eine Stunde almost [or just under] [or not quite] an hour3. (haarscharf) narrowlydie Wahl ist denkbar \knapp ausgefallen the election turned out to be extremely close\knapp gewinnen/verlieren to win/lose narrowly [or by a narrow margin]wir haben [nur] \knapp verloren we [only] just lost* * *1.1) meagre, low < pension, wage, salary>; meagre < pocket money>knapp sein — be scarce or in short supply
knapp werden — < supplies> run short; < money> get tight
..., und nicht zu knapp! —... and how!
jemanden [mit Geld] knapp halten — (ugs.) keep somebody short [of money]
3)2.zu knapp sein — < garment> be too tight
1)knapp bemessen sein — be meagre; < time> be limited
knapp gerechnet — at the lowest estimate
2)knapp gewinnen — win narrowly or by a narrow margin
eine Prüfung knapp bestehen — just pass an examination
3) (sehr nahe) just4) (nicht ganz) just under5) (eng)knapp sitzen — fit tightly
* * *A. adj2. Stil: concise, terse;mit knappen Worten in a few words, brieflyknapp bei Kasse short of cash: umg hard up;knapp sein Lebensmittel etc: be in short supply, be scarce;knapp werden auch run short4. nicht ganz: just under;vor einer knappen Stunde barely an hour agoknappe Mehrheit slim ( oder narrow) majority;mit knapper Not only just, US just barely;er ist mit knapper Not entkommen auch umg it was a close shaveB. adv1. bei Kleidung:knapp/zu knapp sitzen be a tight fit/be too tight;knapp sitzend tight-fitting;der Rock fällt etwas knapp aus the skirt is rather (US pretty) skimpykurz und knapp gesagt put briefly, in a few choice words3. (kärglich)etwas knapp bemessen give short measure of sth; (Dosis, Ration etc) be stingy with sth;meine Zeit ist knapp bemessen I’m short of ( oder pushed for) timeer starb knapp 65-jährig he died when he was barely 65;in/vor knapp vier Wochen in barely ( oder just under) four weeks/barely ( oder just under) four weeks ago;es dauerte knapp zwei Stunden it took just under ( oder not quite) two hours;der Computer kostet knapp 1500 Euro the computer costs just on 1500 eurosder Schuss ging knapp vorbei the shot only just (US just barely) missed;knapp vorbei ist auch daneben a miss is as good as a mile6. am Wochenende haben wir gefeiert etcund nicht zu knapp! umg …, and how!* * *1.1) meagre, low <pension, wage, salary>; meagre < pocket money>knapp sein — be scarce or in short supply
knapp werden — < supplies> run short; < money> get tight
..., und nicht zu knapp! —... and how!
jemanden [mit Geld] knapp halten — (ugs.) keep somebody short [of money]
3)2.zu knapp sein — < garment> be too tight
1)knapp bemessen sein — be meagre; < time> be limited
2)knapp gewinnen — win narrowly or by a narrow margin
3) (sehr nahe) just4) (nicht ganz) just under5) (eng)* * *adj.bare adj.concise adj.curt adj.lean adj.narrow adj.scant adj.scanty adj.scarce adj.scrimpy adj.skimpy adj.terse adj. adv.barely adv.concisely adv.curtly adv.scantily adv.scantly adv.scarcely adv.skimpily adv.tersely adv. -
3 knapp
\knappe Vorräte meagre [or scarce] supplies;\knappe Stellen scarce jobs;\knappes Geld tight money;[mit etw] \knapp sein to be short [of sth];..., aber/und das nicht zu \knapp! ( fam)..., and how!,..., good and proper! ( Brit) ( fam) s. a. Kasse2) (eng [sitzend]) tight[-fitting];jdm zu \knapp sein to be too tight for sb3) ( noch genügend) just enough;eine \knappe Mehrheit a narrow [or bare] [or very small] majority;ein \knapper Sieg a narrow victory;ein \knappes Ergebnis a close result4) ( nicht ganz) almost;in einer \knappen Stunde in just under an hour;[jdm] zu \knapp sein to be too tight [for sb]5) ( gerafft) concise, succinct;in wenigen \knappen Worten in a few brief words;er gab ihr nur eine \knappe Antwort he replied tersely1) ( mäßig) sparingly;\knapp bemessen sein to be not very generous;seine Zeit ist \knapp bemessen his time is limited [or restricted], he only has a limited amount of time2) ( nicht ganz) almost;\knapp eine Stunde almost [or just under]; [or not quite] an hour3) ( haarscharf) narrowly;die Wahl ist denkbar \knapp ausgefallen the election turned out to be extremely close;wir haben [nur] \knapp verloren we [only] just lost -
4 Kopf
Kopf m 1. COMP head (Laufwerk); 2. KOMM caption; 3. MEDIA head (Druck) • den Kopf in den Sand stecken GEN, MGT, POL bury the head in the sand (Synonym: die Realität nicht zur Kenntnis nehmen = refuse to face the facts; cf Vogel-Strauß-Politik) • pro Kopf GEN per capita, per head* * *m 1. < Comp> Laufwerk head; 2. < Komm> caption; 3. < Medien> Druck head ■ pro Kopf < Geschäft> per capita, per head* * *Kopf
(drucktechn.) heading, caption (US);
• auf dem Kopf stehend (drucktechn.) turned;
• pro Kopf [der Bevölkerung] per head (capita, poll);
• Kopf eines Briefes letterhead;
• Kopf einer Münze face side of a coin;
• Kopf einer Rechnung billhead, bill heading;
• Kopf einer Seite top of a page;
• wahrer Kopf eines Unternehmens soul (real head) of an enterprise (a business);
• auf 5 Pfund pro Kopf zu stehen kommen to work out at L 5 a head;
• maßgebender Kopf eines Unternehmens sein to be the ruling spirit in a firm;
• bis über den Kopf in Schulden stecken to be head over heels (up to the ears) in debt;
• etw. im Kopf umrechnen to convert (reckon, work out) s. th. in one’s head;
• jem. das Dach über dem Kopf wegnehmen to leave s. o. without a roof over his head, to pull s. o. up s. one’s root;
• jem. soundso viel pro Kopf zahlen to pay s. o. so much a head;
• Pro-Kopf-Einkommen per-capita income;
• Kopf-an-Kopf Rennen bei einer Wahl desperately close-run election;
• Pro-Kopf-Umsatz per-capita turnover;
• Kopfarbeit brainwork, headwork;
• Kopfarbeiter brainworker, headworker, black-coated worker (Br.), white-collar man (worker) (US);
• Kopfbahnhof loop station, terminus (Br.), terminal (US);
• vereinigter Kopf- und Durchgangsbahnhof combination station;
• Kopfbahnsteig end platform;
• Kopfbetrag amount per head, capitation fee, per-capita quota;
• Kopfblatt (Zeitung) local edition;
• standardisierter Kopfbogen (Patentwesen) standardized front page. -
5 Kopf-an-Kopf Rennen bei einer Wahl
Kopf-an-Kopf Rennen bei einer Wahl
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